What color is #F5F9E2?

#F5F9E2 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Final Departure. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5F9E2?

The RGB value is 245, 249, 226: 245 red, 249 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5F9E2?

The complementary color is #E6E2F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5F9E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.53:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5F9E2 color

#F5F9E2 rgb(245, 249, 226)

Shades of white

The hex color #F5F9E2 is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 97.6% green and 88.6% blue (245, 249, 226).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 66% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Final Departure (#F1F5DB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.53:1).

#F5F9E2 color codes

HEX	`#F5F9E2`
RGB	`rgb(245, 249, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 97.6%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 66%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 9%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.09, -5.24, 10.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.09, 11.81, 116.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.257, 92.655, 85.329)`
Decimal	`16120290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5F9E2, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F5F9E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5F9E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F5F9E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5f9e2; }
.text { color: #f5f9e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5f9e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 249 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5f9e2, #eaf9e2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F5F9E2?: #F5F9E2 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Final Departure. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5F9E2?: The RGB value is 245, 249, 226: 245 red, 249 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5F9E2?: The complementary color is #E6E2F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5F9E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.53:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.